Cabot rock monument
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Located at Grates Cove
, Newfoundland
, Canada
, stands Cabot Rock Monument, a monument to what is believed to be an inscription in a rock bearing the names of the John Cabot
and his youngest son Sancius.
Grates Cove is a fishing
community
located at the very tip of the Bay de Verde Peninsula
on the Avalon Peninsula
, may have been the first point of land that Cabot saw on his second voyage to the new world in 1497. William Cormack
had noted in his 1822 journal
where he writes
Cormack did not mention Grates Cove specifically nor the inscriptions, but through the work of Leo Edward Francis English, head of the Newfoundland Museum in 1946, had taken pictures and confirmed text in the form of names 'IO CABOTO,' 'SANCIUS' and 'SAINMALIA' engraved in the rock.
Michael Howley, the Roman Catholic bishop of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
visited the community to verify its existence in 1897 around the time of the 400th anniversary celebrations of John Cabot’s voyage to the New World but had found that the rock was covered by a fishing stage and that fish offal made it difficult to reach.
Then in 1927 Leo English took photos that he claimed to show the words IO CABOTO, and parts of other names, among them SANCIUS and SAINMALIA.
Grates Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
Grates Cove is the most northerly community on the Avalon Peninsula, located on the tip of the Bay de Verde Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Called "the Grates" by John Guy as early as 1612, the origin of the name is unknown.-History:...
, Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, stands Cabot Rock Monument, a monument to what is believed to be an inscription in a rock bearing the names of the John Cabot
John Cabot
John Cabot was an Italian navigator and explorer whose 1497 discovery of parts of North America is commonly held to have been the first European encounter with the continent of North America since the Norse Vikings in the eleventh century...
and his youngest son Sancius.
Grates Cove is a fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
community
Community
The term community has two distinct meanings:*a group of interacting people, possibly living in close proximity, and often refers to a group that shares some common values, and is attributed with social cohesion within a shared geographical location, generally in social units larger than a household...
located at the very tip of the Bay de Verde Peninsula
Bay de Verde Peninsula
The Bay de Verde Peninsula is the largest peninsula that makes up part of the Avalon Peninsula, of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada...
on the Avalon Peninsula
Avalon Peninsula
The Avalon Peninsula is a large peninsula that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland.The peninsula is home to 257,223 people, which is approximately 51% of Newfoundland's population in 2009, and is the location of the provincial capital, St. John's. It is connected to the...
, may have been the first point of land that Cabot saw on his second voyage to the new world in 1497. William Cormack
William Cormack
William Epps Cormack was a Scottish explorer, philanthropist, agriculturalist and author, born St. John’s, Newfoundland. Cormack was the first European to journey across the interior of the island....
had noted in his 1822 journal
Diary
A diary is a record with discrete entries arranged by date reporting on what has happened over the course of a day or other period. A personal diary may include a person's experiences, and/or thoughts or feelings, including comment on current events outside the writer's direct experience. Someone...
where he writes
Cormack did not mention Grates Cove specifically nor the inscriptions, but through the work of Leo Edward Francis English, head of the Newfoundland Museum in 1946, had taken pictures and confirmed text in the form of names 'IO CABOTO,' 'SANCIUS' and 'SAINMALIA' engraved in the rock.
Michael Howley, the Roman Catholic bishop of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...
visited the community to verify its existence in 1897 around the time of the 400th anniversary celebrations of John Cabot’s voyage to the New World but had found that the rock was covered by a fishing stage and that fish offal made it difficult to reach.
Then in 1927 Leo English took photos that he claimed to show the words IO CABOTO, and parts of other names, among them SANCIUS and SAINMALIA.
External links
- http://home.cogeco.ca/~bensongrates3/Reprinted%20from%20the%20Encyclopedia%20of%20Newfoundland%20&%20Labrador.htmArticle reference from Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and LabradorEncyclopedia of Newfoundland and LabradorEncyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador is an Encyclopedia commissioned by Joey Smallwood to capture the people, places, events and history of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador...
] - The Grates Cove Tradition by Heritage Newfoundland and Labrador
- Cabot Rock
- http://www.beyondbaccalieu.com/webpages/cabot.html
- http://www.gratescove.com/Cabot%20Rock%20Heritage.htm